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Author Topic: Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019  (Read 1248 times)

Offline jasmine

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Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019
« on: October 18, 2019, 1302 UTC »
I am not sure what this station is. I went here to try to hear Gander's VOLMET and heard what sounds like a pirate (or Clandestine?) Asian station playing slow, sad music. It's quite strong at my Seattle location. I think I heard the announcer mention Pyongyang several times.
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Re: Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2019, 1304 UTC »
Most likely Voice of the People, a Korean clandestine?
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Re: Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2019, 1310 UTC »
Thank you! It really baffled me because it sounded so strong it could have been local but now I'm hearing fading.
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Re: Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2019, 1606 UTC »
Voice of the People and all those other Korean clandestines often come in pretty well to this area in the morning hours. I'm in Lake Stevens, and even with just my whip antenna, that one, along with Echo of Hope and Voice of Freedom are regularly heard here.
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Re: Unidentified 3485 AM 12:50 UTC 18 October 2019
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2019, 2021 UTC »
Nothing like an ocean to help propagate hf signals.
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